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Lesson Title: “It’s Tax Season”
Date of Class: 4/17/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: Ashlyn, Daniel
Module: Taxes
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 38
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We did the alphabet listen and point for the first 15 minutes of class. We went around the room and did yell & spell with names. We dictated the title of the lesson “It’s Tax Season.” We did a dialogue with “What is the title of today’s lesson?” “The title of today’s lesson is called it’s tax season.” We dictated 6 phrases/words associated with taxes. We did a a document search with an article about Tax Day and why it is on the 18th of April. After we completed the document search, we all took turns reading one sentence each from the article. We did a call & response dialogue about where to file taxes. We used a Sample 1040EZ and practiced filling it in, using Santa Claus as the person filing. We ended class with Ashlyn introducing her flyer to the class and conducting a word search with the document.
Lesson Title: Where do I send it
Date of Class: 4/11/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Maps & Addresses
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We began the class by doing the alphabet listen & point for 15 minutes with two learners. We did yell & spell with names. We dictated the title of the lesson “Where do I send it?” At 6:30pm, 3 new learners joined us. We did listen and point using a credit card application and using a map of portland’s zip codes. As a class, we each got to write on an envelope as if we were applying for a credit card by mail to the credit card company. We did “This is A” activity using pictures of landmarks to talk about places near the Gresham Library. We did a listen & point with a map of the location in which Gresham Post Office is found.
Lesson Title: W-2 forms
Date of Class: 4/10/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Ashley L
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Taxes
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 0Total Score: 29
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
One learner until 6:30pm
A student and I began class with alphabet listen and point. Name yell & spell. We dictated the title of the lesson “W-2 Forms.” We dictated several words & phrases related to W-2’s and taxes: federal, state, file, april 18th, income, refund, social security number. Two more students joined at 6:30pm. We dictated several sentences. We did listen & point using a fake w-2. We read a printed info sheet about W-2’s from Turbo Tax. We ended with a round robin “Have you completed your tax return for this year?”
Lesson Title: A short survey
Date of Class: 4/3/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Society & Culture
How Many Learners: 8
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We did alphabet listen & point followed by yell and spell. We dictated the title of the lesson “The title of today’s lesson is a short survey.” We dictated words and phrases associated with surveys. We did a round-robin dialogue. We did a word search. In small groups, they completed the surveys.
Lesson Title: A short survey
Date of Class: 4/3/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module:
How Many Learners:
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 33
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We did alphabet listen & point followed by yell and spell. We dictated the title of the lesson “The title of today’s lesson is a short survey.” We dictated words and phrases associated with surveys. We did a round-robin dialogue. We did a word search. In small groups, they completed the surveys.
Lesson Title: Doors to my right
Date of Class: 3/21/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Cecilia
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Trimet
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4.5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 8Total Score: 33.5
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We began the class with only one learner. We did alphabet listen and point for 15 minutes. We did yell & spell with names. We dictated the title of the lesson with choral response. We did round robin with “Did you ride the MAX today?” At around 6:35-6:40, we had 6 more people show up to class, 3 of which were from Talk Time. We did yell and spell with names again. We dictated trimmed announcement. We did round robin with “Did you ride the MAX today?” We did listen and point using the trip-met map and had learners choose something for everyone else to find. We did round robin again with question about the MAX. We did listen & do with transit. We ended the class with open forum for anybody who had questions about how to spell certain words or say certain words.
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Lesson Title: How do we get there
Date of Class: 3/7/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Mike
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Trimet
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We began the class by doing the alphabet listen & point for 15 minutes. We did yell & spell. We dictated the title of the lesson “How do we get there?” We did dictation progress with 3 sentences related to trimmed. We did a listen & point worksheet with images of different ways to travel. We did a word search. We did a round robin with the question, “How did you get to class today?” We did a word search using “How to use Transit Tracker app” sheet. We did stand up & point and pointed in the direction of cities, states, and countries. We did schedule practice using a timesheet for a bus.
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Lesson Title: Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought
Date of Class: 3/7/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: First Amendment
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Estefania was stuck at the transit center because the MAX stopped running. I taught the first portion of her lesson plan. We started with alphabet, listen & point. We did names yell & spell. We dictated the title of the lesson and went around in a circle asking one another what the title was. We dictated 6 words and phrases related to the first amendment. We did a round robin dialogue about the womens march. We did word search listen and point with a first amendment fact sheet. We dictated a video and then watched it.
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Lesson Title: Hold the bus
Date of Class: 2/28/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm- 7:30pm
MC: Malee
DJ: Ashley
Assistants: N/A
Module: Tri-met
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 4
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 30
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Alphabet. Names. Dictated the title of the lesson. Did Listen & point with transit map. Did more dictation. Did more listen & point.Copy the text below and paste into a comment, then fill it out! Please do not use your last name, or any learner names.
Lesson Title: Bill of Rights
Date of Class: 2/21/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Mike
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Know Your Rights
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We began the class by doing the alphabet listen & point for 15 minutes. We did yell & spell. We dictated the title of the lesson. We dictated 3 sentences about the Bill of Rights. We did listen and point using the Bill of Rights. We did round robin with question, “What is the bill of rights?” We did a word search of Bill of Rights words. We did stand up and point drill, learning Oregon and US geography. Listen and point using Marc’s Friends of Trees planting flyer.
Lesson Title: Be My Valentine
Date of Class: 2/13/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6- 730 pm
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley
Assistants:
Module: Feb Holidays
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We started the class off with alphabet listen and point for 15 minutes, followed by yell and spell names. We dictated the title of the lesson and asked one another what the title of the lesson was. We dictated words and phrases associated with Valentine’s Day: Valentine’s Day is known as the day that celebrates love, February 14th, Roses are red, Box of chocolates. We did “This is A” activity using Valentine’s Day material: Picture of cupid, candy hearts, valentine’s day card, box of chocolates, bag of chocolates. We watched the Valentine’s Day Card video. Estefania and I then lead the Valentine’s Day card activity by saying an action, doing the action, and then we had them say and do the action. We finished the class with Valentine’s Day bingo.
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Lesson Title: We All Need Help Sometimes
Date of Class: 2/7/17
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6pm
MC: Mike
DJ: Ashley
Assistants: Saamiya
Module: Education & Government
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 30
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Started the class with alphabet, listen and point for the first 15 minutes of class. We went around the room and introduced ourselves with a yell and spell name game. We dictated the title of the lesson “Today’s lesson is called We All Need Help Sometimes.” We did dictation progress with 3 different sentences: 1) Immigration law is very complicated 2) Don’t be afraid to ask for help 3) Organizations exist to help non-citizens. We did listen and point using a “If You Are Arrested” worksheet. We did a dialogue dictation progression: A- Sign here please. B- I’m sorry, I need to speak to a lawyer first. 3) It will be easier if you sign now. 4) I won’t sign without talking to a lawyer. We did a stand up & point drill and pointed to various cities, states, countries, and rivers/oceans. We did a listen and point using immigration legal services worksheet. We ended class with 3 more dictation progressions.Copy the text below and paste into a comment, then fill it out! Please do not use your last name, or any learner names.
Lesson Title: Know Your Rights
Date of Class: 1/30/17
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00pm
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley L
Assistants: N/A
Module: Know Your Rights
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5Total Score: 35
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We began the class by doing the alphabet listen & point for 15 minutes. We did yell & spell. We dictated the title of the lesson and went in a circle asking one another what the title of the lesson for today was. We dictated 6 “Know Your Rights” phrases: The right to remain silent, Am I free to go, Document everything, Speak to a lawyer, Answer your question, & Give you permission. Did a Listen & point activity with a “Know your rights” handout and looked up 9 different words. We dictated 3 different dialogues and all took turns asking one another questions. We ended class by reciting different phrases on the “Know Your Rights” handout.
Lesson Title: Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Date of Class:12/13/2016
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30pm
MC: Ashley
DJ: Ashley
Assistants:
Module: Winter weather
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 0Total Score: 31
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We started the class with the alphabet listen and point & Yell and Spell. We dictated the title of the lesson and went around the room saying the title of the lesson “The title of today’s lesson is Let it snow! Let it snow!” We did a document listen and point with a printed weather forecast for the next 5 days in Portland. I made the class count how many times the word “snow” appeared on the sheet. I conducted an activity in which they voted for which weather condition they liked the most and we did a round robin activity about the most popular weather condition. We ended with a round robin about which days it will snow this week and which days it will be sunny this week.Lesson Title:b Tis the Season
Date of Class:12/13/2016
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Estefania
DJ: Ashley
Assistants:
Module: Happy Holidays
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6Total Score: 36
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
We started the class with the alphabet listen and point and Yell and Spell. We dictated the title of the lesson and went around the room saying the title of the lesson. We then dictated various words and phrases related to Christmas. We watched a short clip from the cartoon Grinch. Afterwards we all read a different line to the monologue. We played word search Bingo. We ended the class with a round robin asking if they were traveling for the holidays.